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TCP/IPTCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol / Internet ProtocolTransmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol

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TCP/IP & OSITCP/IP & OSI

In OSI reference model terminology -the TCP/IP protocol suite covers the network and transport layers.

TCP/IP can be used on many data-link layers (can support many network hardware implementations).

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But First ...But First ...

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Ethernet - A Real Data-Link LayerEthernet - A Real Data-Link Layer

It will be useful to discuss a real data-link layer.

Ethernet (really IEEE 802.3) is widely used. Supported by a variety of physical layer

implementations.

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EthernetEthernet

Multi-access (shared medium). Every Ethernet interface has a unique 48 bit

address (a.k.a. hardware address). Example: C0:B3:44:17:21:17 The broadcast address is all 1’s. Addresses are assigned to vendors by a

central authority.

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CSMA/CDCSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access

withCollision Detection

Carrier Sense: can tell when another host is transmitting

Multiple Access: many hosts on 1 wire Collision Detection: can tell when another host

transmits at the same time.

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An Ethernet FrameAn Ethernet Frame

The preamble is a sequence of alternating 1s and 0s used for synchronization.

CRC is Cyclic Redundency Check

PreambleDestination

AddressSource

AddressLength CRC

8 bytes 6 6 2 0-1500 4

DATA

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Ethernet AddressingEthernet Addressing

Each interface looks at every frame and inspects the destination address. If the address does not match the hardware address of the interface or the broadcast address, the frame is discarded.

Some interfaces can also be programmed to recognize multicast addresses.

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Back to Back to TCP/IPTCP/IP

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Internet ProtocolInternet ProtocolThe IP in TCP/IPThe IP in TCP/IP

IP is the network layer packet delivery service (host-to-host). translation between different data-link

protocols.

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IP DatagramsIP Datagrams

IP provides connectionless, unreliable delivery of IP datagrams.

Connectionless: each datagram is independent of all others.

Unreliable: there is no guarantee that datagrams are delivered correctly or at all.

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IP AddressesIP Addresses

IP addresses are not the same as the underlying data-link (MAC) addresses.

Why ?Why ?

Rensselaer

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IP AddressesIP Addresses

IP is a network layer - it must be capable of providing communication between hosts on different kinds of networks (different data-link implementations).

The address must include information about what network the receiving host is on. This makes routing feasible.

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IP AddressesIP Addresses

IP addresses are logical addresses (not physical) 32 bits. Includes a network ID and a host ID. Every host must have a unique IP address. IP addresses are assigned by a central authority

(the NIC at SRI International).

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The The fourfour forformats of IP Addressesmats of IP Addresses

00 NetIDNetID

1010

110110 NetIDNetID

1110 Multicast Address

HostIDHostID

NetIDNetID HostIDHostID

HostIDHostID

ClassClassAA

BB

CC

DD8 bits 8 bits 8 bits8 bits

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Class AClass A 128 possible network IDs over 4 million host IDs per network ID

Class AClass A 128 possible network IDs over 4 million host IDs per network ID

Class BClass B 16K possible network IDs 64K host IDs per network ID

Class BClass B 16K possible network IDs 64K host IDs per network ID

Class CClass C over 2 million possible network IDs about 256 host IDs per network ID

Class CClass C over 2 million possible network IDs about 256 host IDs per network ID

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Network and Host IDsNetwork and Host IDs

A Network ID is assigned to an organization by a global authority.

Host IDs are assigned locally by a system administrator.

Both the Network ID and the Host ID are used for routing.

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IP AddressesIP Addresses

IP Addresses are usually shown in dotted decimal notation:

1.2.3.4 00000001 00000010 00000011 00000100 cs.rpi.edu is 128.213.1.1

10000000 11010101 00000001 00000001

CS has a class B networkCS has a class B network

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Host and Network AddressesHost and Network Addresses

A single network interface is assigned a single IP address called the host address.

A host may have multiple interfaces, and therefore multiple host addresses.

Hosts that share a network all have the same IP network address (the network ID).

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IP Broadcast and Network IP Broadcast and Network AddressesAddresses

An IP broadcast addresses has a host ID of all 1s. IP broadcasting is not necessarily a true

broadcast, it relies on the underlying hardware technology.

An IP address that has a host ID of all 0s is called a network address and refers to an entire network.

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Subnet AddressesSubnet Addresses

An organization can subdivide it’s host address space into groups called subnets.

The subnet ID is generally used to group hosts based on the physical network topology.

1010 NetIDNetID SubnetIDSubnetID HostIDHostID

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SubnettingSubnettingrouter

Subnet 1128.213.1.x

Subnet 2128.213.2.x

Subnet 3128.213.3.x

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SubnettingSubnetting

Subnets can simplify routing. IP subnet broadcasts have a hostID of all 1s. It is possible to have a single wire network

with multiple subnets.

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Mapping IP Addresses to Mapping IP Addresses to Hardware AddressesHardware Addresses

IP Addresses are not recognized by hardware.

If we know the IP address of a host, how do we find out the hardware address ?

The process of finding the hardware address of a host given the IP address is called

Address ResolutionAddress Resolution

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Reverse Address ResolutionReverse Address Resolution

The process of finding out the IP address of a host given a hardware address is called

Reverse Address ResolutionReverse Address Resolution

Reverse address resolution is needed by diskless workstations when booting.

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ARPARP

The Address Resolution Protocol is used by a sending host when it knows the IP address of the destination but needs the Ethernet address.

ARP is a broadcast protocol - every host on the network receives the request.

Each host checks the request against it’s IP address - the right one responds.

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ARPARP

ARP does not need to be done every time an IP datagram is sent - hosts remember the hardware addresses of each other.

Part of the ARP protocol specifies that the receiving host should also remember the IP and hardware addresses of the sending host.

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ARPARPHEY - Everyone please listen! Will 128.213.1.5 please send me his/her Ethernet address

not me

Hi Red! I’m 128.213.1.5, and my Ethernet address is 87:A2:15:35:02:C3

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RARPRARPHEY - Everyone please listen! My Ethernet address is22:BC:66:17:01:75.Does anyone know my IP address ?

not me

Hi Red ! Your IP address is 128.213.1.17.

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Services provided by IPServices provided by IP

Connectionless Delivery (each datagram is treated individually).

Unreliable (delivery is not guaranteed). Fragmentation / Reassembly (based on

hardware MTU). Routing. Error detection.

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IP DatagramIP Datagram

VERS HL

Fragment Offset

Fragment LengthService

Datagram ID FLAG

TTL Protocol Header Checksum

Source Address

Destination Address

Options (if any)

Data

1 byte1 byte 1 byte 1 byte

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IP Datagram FragmentationIP Datagram Fragmentation

Each fragment (packet) has the same structure as the IP datagram.

IP specifies that datagram reassembly is done only at the destination (not on a hop-by-hop basis).

If any of the fragments are lost - the entire datagram is discarded (and an ICMP message is sent to the sender).

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IP Datagram FragmentationIP Datagram Fragmentation

If packets arrive too fast - the receiver discards excessive packets and sends an ICMP message to the sender (SOURCE QUENCH).

If an error is found (header checksum problem) the packet is discarded and an ICMP message is sent to the sender.

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ICMPICMPInternet Control Message ProtocolInternet Control Message Protocol

ICMP is a protocol used for exchanging control messages.

ICMP uses IP to deliver messages. ICMP messages are usually generated and

processed by the IP software, not the user process.

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ICMP Message TypesICMP Message Types

Echo Request Echo Response Destination Unreachable Redirect Time Exceeded Redirect (route change) there are more ...

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IP/BYE-BYEIP/BYE-BYE

IP/BYE-BYE is a lecture protocol used to signal the class that we have just finished our discussion of IP - the network layer of TCP/IP.

The appropriate response to an IP/BYE-BYE request is immediate applause, although simply opening your eyes is enough (known as a WAKEUP response).

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Transport Layer & TCP/IPTransport Layer & TCP/IP

Q: We know that IP is the network layer - so TCP must be the transport layer, right ?

A: No.

TCP is only part of the TCP/IP transport layer - the other part is UDP (User Datagram Protocol).

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TCPTCP UDPUDP

IPIP

HardwareHardware

Process Layer

Transport Layer

Network Layer

Data-Link Layer

ProcessProcess ProcessProcess

ICMP, ARP &

RARP

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UDPUDP

UDP is a transport protocol communication between processes

UDP uses IP to deliver datagrams to the right host.

UDP uses ports to provide communication services to individual processes.

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PortsPorts

TCP/IP uses an abstract destination point called a protocol port.

Ports are identified by a positive integer. Operating systems provide some

mechanism that processes use to specify a port.

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PortsPortsHost AHost A Host BHost B

Process

Process

Process

Process

Process

Process

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UDPUDP

Datagram Delivery Connectionless Unreliable Minimal

Source Port Destination Port

Length Checksum

Data

UDP Datagram FormatUDP Datagram Format

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TCPTCPTransmission Control ProtocolTransmission Control Protocol

TCP is an alternative transport layer protocol supported by IP.

TCP provides: Connection-oriented Reliable Full-duplex Byte-Stream

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Connection-OrientedConnection-Oriented

Connection oriented means that a virtual connection is established before any user data is transferred.

If the connection cannot be established - the user program is notified.

If the connection is ever interrupted - the user program(s) is notified.

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ReliableReliable

Reliable means that every transmission of data is acknowledged by the receiver.

If the sender does not receive acknowledgement within a specified amount of time, the sender retransmits the data.

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Byte StreamByte Stream

Stream means that the connection is treated as a stream of bytes.

The user application does not need to package data in individual datagrams (as with UDP).

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BufferingBuffering

TCP is responsible for buffering data and determining when it is time to send a datagram.

It is possible for an application to tell TCP to send the data it has buffered without waiting for a buffer to fill up.

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Full DuplexFull Duplex

TCP provides transfer in both directions. To the application program these appear as

2 unrelated data streams, although TCP can piggyback control and data communication by providing control information (such as an ACK) along with user data.

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TCP PortsTCP Ports

Interprocess communication via TCP is achieved with the use of ports (just like UDP).

UDP ports have no relation to TCP ports (different name spaces).

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TCP SegmentsTCP Segments

The chunk of data that TCP asks IP to deliver is called a TCP segment.

Each segment contains: data bytes from the byte stream control information that identifies the data

bytes

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TCP Segment Format TCP Segment Format

Destination Port

Options (if any)

Data

1 byte 1 byte

Source Port

Sequence Number

Request Number

1 byte 1 byte

offset Reser. Control Window

Checksum Urgent Pointer

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Addressing in TCP/IPAddressing in TCP/IP

Each TCP/IP address includes: Internet Address Protocol (UDP or TCP) Port Number

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TCP vs. UDPTCP vs. UDPQ: Which protocol is better ?Q: Which protocol is better ?

A: It depends on the application.A: It depends on the application.

TCP provides a connection-oriented, reliable TCP provides a connection-oriented, reliable byte stream service (lots of overhead).byte stream service (lots of overhead).

UDP offers minimal datagram delivery UDP offers minimal datagram delivery service (as little overhead as possible).service (as little overhead as possible).

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TCP/IP SummaryTCP/IP Summary

IP: network layer protocol unreliable datagram delivery between hosts.

UDP: transport layer protocol unreliable datagram delivery between processes.

TCP: transport layer protocol reliable, byte-stream delivery between processes.

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Hmmmmm.Hmmmmm.TCP or UDP ?TCP or UDP ?

Internet commerce ? Video server? File transfer? Email ? Chat groups? Robotic surgery controlled remotely over a

network?